(interj.) An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.
Example Sentences:
(1) A study was made of twelve cases with uveitis, glaucoma and hyphema (UGH) caused by rigid intraocular posterior chamber implants.
(2) I only put a password on my computer fairly recently, because ugh it’s such a hassle to type it in every time.
(3) Thorn says: ‘ I’ve always thought if Dusty’s voice was a colour, it was silver.’ Photograph: Ian Berry Ugh, all the same old words, and they won’t do, will they?
(4) Posterior iris chafing by the loop or the optic portion of sulcusfixated posterior chamber lens implants may cause a spectrum of disorders that include iris-pigment epithelial "window defects," pigment dispersion with or without elevation of intraocular pressure, intermittent microhyphemas with transient visual obscurations, and the UGH syndrome.
(5) The most common indications for surgery included pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK)--69%, uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome--9%, and IOL instability--7%.
(6) Two groups of sons of alcoholic fathers of differing family pedigrees for alcoholism [multigenerational (MGH) versus unigenerational (UGH)] were compared on measures of cardiovascular reactivity to unavoidable shock under alcohol and no alcohol consumption conditions.
(7) Looking back, I think, ‘Ugh, I probably shouldn’t have done that.’” What was that intention?
(8) The aims of this study were to determine the causes of recurrent upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGH) after distal splenorenal shunting (DSRS) and to summarize our experience in the prevention and management of this complication.
(9) Five patients, all with occluded shunts, underwent surgical treatment for recurrent UGH and three died (60%).
(10) Differences between day, night, and 24-h UGH were studied in 23 children.
(11) Pupillary block glaucoma and UGH syndrome are directly related to the lens.
(12) UGH was significantly higher in acromegalic patients compared with adult controls (p less than 0.001).
(13) The results of a global (general series of 3,270 episodes of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGH) admitted to our unit between the 15th of April 1983 and the 15th of April 1988 have been analyzed.
(14) You can have your chicken as a quarter, half, whole or wings, with one or two regular sides, such as corn on the cob and coleslaw, or a fino side (ratatouille – ugh!).
(15) We have recently performed lens implant exchange in an eye with cystoid macular edema which suffered recurrent hyphema (UGH syndrome).
(16) Worst game: Ugh – the 1-0 home loss to RSL's reserves late in the season.
(17) To assess the clinical usefulness of urinary growth hormone (UGH) measurements, a UGH determination technique, including dialysis, ultrafiltration, and measurement by polyclonal-coated tube RIA, was established.
(18) He said something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body.
(19) Occasionally, serious reactions may occur, such as fibrinous exsudates, "toxic lens syndrome", UGH syndrome, and the "intermittent white-out" syndrome.
(20) I often hear people say, "Ugh, the art world is not interested in what I do!"
Yuck
Definition:
(v. i.) To itch.
(v. t.) To scratch.
Example Sentences:
(1) Indeed, Meyer's visceral reaction drove home the extent to which these posthuman technologies provoke visions of dystopian futures or what Miah pithily calls "the yuck factor".
(2) "In some ways, in vitro meat produced in a clean, pristine laboratory may have less of a yuck factor than what goes on in an abattoir."
(3) But there is arguably nothing on either list to rival the yuck factor of one of last year's crop – the Doggie Doo , a plastic dog that poos out plasticine.
(4) Second, the yuck factor: isn't it just beyond tasteful (no pun intended) for a woman to put her nipple into another woman's baby's mouth?
(5) Given this natural aversion to human waste, it takes rigorous research, careful implementation and skillful social marketing to overcome the ‘yuck’ factor,” says Kramer.
(6) No, yuck, we don’t need this, and most people aren’t asking for it.
(7) He said the bureau was not expecting any storms but there was an increased chance on Friday and Saturday, days which he said would feel particularly “yuck”.
(8) And in the middle of it were the two Matthews, obsequiously yucking it up like a grotesque Fluck and Law parody of the coddled one-percent.
(9) Nile Rodgers of the funk band Chic tweeted: "Lou Reed, RIP I did the Jools Holland show with him last year and we yucked it up.
(10) When Collins asked why Clarke decided to run the agenda-setting story of a young actor suffering from acne, Clarke replied: "Well, we all just looked at the picture and went 'Yuck'.
(11) Many insect species are found on, in or around waste, and they’re commonly associated with dirt, decay and disease, all of which can significantly up the yuck factor.
(12) Asked why he ran a story about a celebrity's acne, he replied, "Well, we all just looked at the picture and went 'Yuck'.
(13) That name may not be quite as catchy as "yum" or "yuck", admittedly, but it does provide a genetic explanation for why people either love or loathe brussels sprouts.
(14) Parts of this area have been gentrifying for decades, but during the branch’s first month, someone scrawled “Yuck” on its windows.
(15) One of the things that's surprising when you go on telly a lot is that often the on-camera "talent" (yuck!)
(16) Hall Pass (3) held as its central thesis the idea that women are inherently disgusting; I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry was two dozen soap-dropping gags masquerading as comedy; and it's hard to imagine that The Hangover Part II's Thailand setting was chosen for any reason other than its capacity for transsexual yucks.
(17) Drenge, who are currently taking to the stage at Roskilde festival in Denmark and are therefore unable to comment on today's seismic events, have enjoyed underground acclaim with tracks like I Wanna Break You In Half and People In Love Make Me Feel Yuck .
(18) Still, for someone who once described Chow as "Lucifer in a good v evil Wagner meta-play" , the dumb yucks of The Hangover franchise must have started to wear.
(19) A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson predicted the weather in Queensland on Friday and Saturday would be particularly “yuck”.